80 same-sex couples issued marriage licenses through 3 p.m. Monday

Date:

February 24, 2014

Press Release

Vital Records

Cook County Clerk David Orr has issued 80 marriage licenses to same-sex couples – 46 on Friday and 34 through 3 p.m. today.

On Friday, the Clerk’s downtown office stayed open an extra two hours, until 7 p.m., to issue marriage licenses on the first day they were available to same-sex couples. On Monday, the Clerk’s suburban offices also issued licenses to same-sex couples.

Of the 80 couples who were issued a marriage license by 3 p.m. on Monday:

44 were male, 36 were female

The youngest person was 18 years old

The oldest (both partners of the same couple) were 80

The average age was 41 among Friday applicants and 36 among Monday applicants

Most licenses were issued to Chicago residents. The most popular zip codes were 60640 (7); 60626 (6); 60657, 60647, and 60618 (3 each)